Originally Posted by sub zero
I too was skeptical with the length of piping....HOWEVER one must keep in mind.....the piping is straight. On a front mounted turbo their are crazy amounts of bends creating lots of turbulance. In a sts piping system it is straight with very minimal bends. Also with the piping running under the car it allows the ambient air to continue to be cool unlike having a traditional front mount setup and all the pipes are hot. I experience very minimal lag with my turbo 350z.
I too wanna see what we can come up with no matter what the deign is. I just feel the EASIEST way to bolt on a kit would be a sts system....if it wasnt for the tuning issue i would be all for it.
as for tuning, if you can locate the tuner for Lantana's V8 swap, they should be able to unlock an srt6 ecu and programn it for your sts turbo set-up. Another company who said they can do the tuning is
http://www.speedinnovation.com/index.php and the only proven company who boosted the m112 NA motor on an SLK320 to 355hp is
http://www.iagperformance.com/